REALLY basic Visual Basic Express query

esuhl

I'm embarrassed to ask this, but I've just opened a saved Visual Basic Express project for the first time... how do I see the design-layout of the main form I created?

I've tried double-clicking the form icon in the Solution Explorer, and the code view opens. I've right-clicked the icon and chosen "Open", and still the code view remains.

If I click the Start Debugging (play) icon, the form appears - so I know it's there somewhere! I've looked everywhere in the menus and help and still can't work out how to get to the design view!

I opened the project by double-clicking the file below... I assume that's the right one...?

C:\My Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\ProjectName\ProjectName\ProjectName.vbproj

Many thanks in advance (and sorry to ask such dumb questions!)

noojam55

Been a while but when you see the code you should see a tab above it with a link to <YOUR FORM NAME> [Design] and <YOUR FORM NAME> [Code]. Just click on the tab.

It's changed from VB6 where you could right click.

This link from MS should help: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/beginner/aa718409.vb_ide.gif

esuhl

Thanks, noojam55, but I just have three tabs: Start Page, ProjectName, and frmMain.vb. I don't have a tab labelled "frmMain.vb [Design]"...

Oh, hang on - I've just realised what I've done! I hadn't actually written any code myself, and must've inadvertently deleted the class definition that is created when you add a new form:

Public Class frmMain

End Class

I typed this in to the code window, and as if by magic, the design view tab re-appeared! Woo-hoo!